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Abstract The use of stone hammers to produce sharp stone flakes—knapping—is thought to represent a significant stage in hominin technological evolution because it facilitated the exploitation of novel resources, including meat obtained from medium‐to‐large‐sized vertebrates. The invention of knapping may have occurred via an additive (i.e., cumulative)
Metin I. Eren +23 more
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Capivaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) são roedores selvagens do continente americano com crescente importância comercial como fonte alternativa de carne para o consumo humano.
Éverton F. Silva +5 more
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ABSTRACT Biological communities consist of species that coexist and interact with each other and the environment over the same spatial and temporal scales. How species use the available resources can shape community structure, particularly in mechanisms that favour species coexistence, such as niche partitioning. This study investigated the spatial and
Nayla Letícia Assunção Rodrigues +4 more
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In the present study, we provide new tick records from Vilhena Municipality, in the Southeast of the State of Rondônia, Northern Brazil. Ticks collected from a capybara, Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris (Linnaeus), were identified as Amblyomma romitii Tonelli ...
Marcelo Bahia Labruna +4 more
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Quaternary deposits in the Serra da Capivara National Park and surrounding area, Southeastern Piauí state, Brazil [PDF]
Serra da Capivara National Park and surrounding areas in Southeastern Piau State (Brazil) were subjected to morphostratigraphical, sedimentological, and geochronological studies about superficial deposits in order to interpret quaternary ...
Kenitiro Suguio +2 more
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The making of pure quartzose sand in continental interiors: Paraná River (Brazil and Argentina)
ABSTRACT As part of a comprehensive project on sedimentary processes in South America, this study focuses on sediment generation in the intracratonic Paraná Basin and monitors the evolution of sand composition along the Paraná River from central Brazil to the Río de la Plata estuary in Argentina.
Eduardo Garzanti +5 more
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Trends in Medicinal Uses of Edible Wild Vertebrates in Brazil
The use of food medicines is a widespread practice worldwide. In Brazil, such use is often associated with wild animals, mostly focusing on vertebrate species. Here we assessed taxonomic and ecological trends in traditional uses of wild edible vertebrates in the country, through an extensive ethnobiological database analysis. Our results showed that at
Rômulo Romeu Nóbrega Alves +3 more
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The genus Croton (Euphorbiaceae) is an exceptionally megadiverse genus, encompassing roughly 1200 species that are predominantly distributed across tropical regions globally. For the New World, the genus is organized into three subgenera (Adenophylli, Geiseleria and Quadrilobi) and 31 sections, with C. sect. Barhamia standing out with its approximately
Nicolas Giovanny Burilli +2 more
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To study the reproductive dynamics of the mandi‐beiçudo, Iheringichthys labrosus, in the Capivara Reservoir, Paranapanema River, Parana, Brazil, specimens were captured trimonthly from March 2001 to July 2004 at four sampling sites. The sex ratio showed a predominance of females in most of months sampled and the larger length classes.
Fábio Mineo Suzuki +4 more
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Uma descrição do Parque Nacional Serra da Capivara, Piauí: um estudo de caso
The present work aims to make a description of the Serra da Capivara National Park, taking into account the geological, geomorphological, hydrographic, climatic, relief, fauna, vegetation, flora, paleofauna and paleoclimate aspects.
Oliveira, Gabriel Frechiani de
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